{"id":679241,"type":0,"block_id":"troygarrett_1362081111","theme_id":21,"user_id":238277,"path":"Could-the-North-Carolina-Zoo-operate-more-efficently-under-a-private-enterprise-overseen-by-the-government-or-should-it-remain-under-control-of-the-NC-government","title":"Could the North Carolina Zoo operate more efficently under a private enterprise overseen by the government or should it remain under control of the NC government?","pubtitle":"Could the North Carolina Zoo operate more efficently under a private enterprise overseen by the government or should it remain under control of the NC government?","tags":"","public":true,"publicAccess":true,"private_link_enabled":0,"thumb":"https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/infogram-thumbs-200/troygarrett_1362081111.jpg","width":609,"copyright":"","properties":{"whitelabel":false,"embed_button":"enabled","title_link":"infogram","custom_logo":"infogram","custom_link_status":"infogram","custom_link_url":"","user_embed_button_text":"Share","decimal_separator":".,"},"elements":[{"type":"particle","particle_id":17278429,"object_id":"8f5e2bd0-eadf-11e4-a037-7b5f270fdca9","particle_type":"maintitle","picture":null,"text":"Could the North Carolina Zoo operate more efficently under a private enterprise overseen by the government or should it remain under control of the NC government?","content_type":"","title":null,"shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":455,"object_id":"troygarrett_1362081111","particle_type":"quote","picture":null,"text":"an Infograph by Troy Garrett","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"chart","chart_id":1015959,"object_id":"troygarrett_1362094764","chart_type_nr":23,"data":[[["$15 million","Amount of money it would take the State of North Carolina to bring the Zoos African Pavilion up to code.(Greensboro News and Record)","",""],["$5 million","Cost to build the Zoos Africa Pavilion in the mid-1980`s.(Greensboro News and Record)",""]]],"custom":{},"colors":[],"dimensions":[],"modifier":0,"sheetnames":null,"sheets_settings":[]},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665126,"object_id":"troygarrett1362095056","particle_type":"quote","picture":null,"text":"\"The zoo needs to be run like a business and cant operate like that under the framework of a state government.\"","content_type":"","title":"Dr.David Jones, Director of the NC Zoo (from Greensboro News and Record) ","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665159,"object_id":"troygarrett1362095396","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Pros of a Public-Private Partnership","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665163,"object_id":"troygarrett1362095449","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"-The Zoo would be able to rebuild and remodel its existing attractions and build new ones. -The Zoo would be profitable generating revenue for the State. -The Zoo would no longer be under the confines of the State bureaucratic system meaning it would be able to pursue other building ventures. -The NC Zoo society could run the operation in a far more cost effective way while raising private funds.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665198,"object_id":"troygarrett1362095900","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Cons of a Public-Private Partnership","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665201,"object_id":"troygarrett1362095972","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"-The NC Zoo society could fail to run the Zoo sucessfuly and loose millions of dollars from what taxpayers helped to build.- The Zoo society could fail to raise enough funds to operate the Zoo at its current status.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665299,"object_id":"troygarrett1362097994","particle_type":"bodytitle","picture":null,"text":"Essential Definitions","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665303,"object_id":"troygarrett1362098023","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"Public-Private Partnership: is a public service or venture that is funded by a government and at least one private company.","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665348,"object_id":"troygarrett1362098738","particle_type":"bodytext","picture":null,"text":"NC Zoo Society-The North Carolina Zoos private suppourt group that is proposed to take over day to day operations(NC Zoo Society)","content_type":"","title":"","shrink":null},{"type":"particle","particle_id":665363,"object_id":"troygarrett1362098978","particle_type":"quote","picture":null,"text":"\"You send anything to Raleigh and it disappears for six weeks. 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